Knee anatomy

Question 1

What are the 3 muscles of the hamstrings ?

Answer 1

1. Semitendinosus
2. Semimembranosus
3. Bicep femoris

Question 2

What are the 4 muscles of the quadriceps?

Answer 2

1. Rectus femoris
2. vastus lateralis
3. vastus medialis
4. vastus intermedialis

Question 3

What are the actions of the hamstrings?

Answer 3

To Flex the knee and extend the hip.

Question 4

What are the actions of the quadriceps?

Answer 4

To extend the knee and flex the hip

Question 5

What are the ligaments in the Knee?

Answer 5

The medial collateral ligament.
The lateral collateral ligament.
The anterior cruciate ligament.
The posterior cruciate ligament.